When Looking for Abnormalities in the Brain as Clues to the Influences

question 17

Multiple Choice

When looking for abnormalities in the brain as clues to the influences of schizophrenia, it is important to keep certain questions in mind when doing correlational research.For example, if a person with schizophrenia were found to have an excess of dopamine, a researcher would need to ask certain questions.Which of the following is NOT one of these questions?

• A)Why is the dopamine system active in the schizophrenic brain?
• B)Is there some factor that causes both schizophrenia and an excess of dopamine?
• C)Does too much dopamine cause schizophrenia?
• D)Does having schizophrenia cause an excess of dopamine?

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Definitions:

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